112: Total Defeat (24/40)

Since the last game, people seem to have noticed that the Grizzlies seem to have gotten stronger after losing Guy. But at first, everyone thought it was a delusion. They prefer to believe that the Grizzlies' playoff prospects are clouded.

But in today's game, the Grizzlies players proved that this is not an illusion, and this new set of new sets does make the characteristics of the Grizzlies more prominent.

In the first quarter of the game, Link and Anthony started the mutual racing mode. Anthony gets one, and Link can always return one. Although not every ball can be returned, it can still be "broken even".

In the second quarter of the game, Conley began to exert his power, and Darrell Arthur on the bench also used mid-range shooting to give the Nuggets a heavy blow. The Nuggets, on the other hand, struggled with the Grizzlies' stronger overall defense.

J.R. Smith was at a loss for Tony Allen today, and the nerve knife that George Carr had high hopes for was stunned and couldn't pull it up. The Brazilian Nene and the garbage contract creator Kenyon Martin were even more unable to score efficiently against the double-bears' defense.

Nene is not an interior player known for his goals, and he averaged only about 14 points per game in his best season. As for Kenyon Martin, the jumping man who couldn't jump, he was even more obedient by Uncle Zack.

The occasional hiccup between Tylawson and Billups can keep the Nuggets' margin from being completely widened. But their contribution to chasing points is very small.

The only player on the Nuggets team who could score back-to-back points was Anthony, who was tough on the offensive end when he was thoroughly enraged by Link in the first quarter.

But no matter how Anthony scores, the difference has not narrowed. After all, Anthony did all the things that killed a thousand enemies and cost eight hundred. The lazy attitude and poor physical condition on the defensive end have made Anthony a backdrop for Link time and time again.

In this way, from the beginning of the second quarter of the game, the Grizzlies basically grasped the initiative. The point difference has been hovering in the range of 6 to 8 points, which doesn't look like much, but the Nuggets just can't catch up.

That continued through the fourth minute of the fourth quarter, and fans at Federal Express Arena found the Grizzlies to be more consistent than ever. When one of Mayo and Guy has a sharp drop in playing time and the other can't play at all, the Grizzlies will no longer have a situation where they are shooting and shooting themselves to death.

Every Grizzlies player on the court is dedicated and doesn't come up with a great opportunity. It can be said that they used better team work to cover up the void left by the injury of the star of the house.

However, some people believe that Link alone is enough to cover up the void left by Guy. Because at this point, when Link hit another pull-up jump shot and hit it, his individual score had reached 20 points - the highest for the Grizzlies.

He and Anthony continued to perform for a whole game, which made people talk about it.

"20th point! Beautiful, this is the second time in the last four games that Link has scored 20+ points. The rookies in the league who can do this kind of thing, besides him, are Griffin and John Wall! Hubbibulin waved his arms, and Link's composure when he just made a pull-up jump shot was too superstar-like.

The ball just now was actually very simple, Link made a breakthrough after receiving Conley's pass in the transition attack, but seeing that Anthony didn't stick it up, but chose to wait for the rabbit near the penalty area, Link suddenly stopped sharply, and then made an easy jump shot.

Anthony's defensive positioning was problematic and he was half a beat slower to seal up. On the surface, it looks like it's interfering with Link's shot, but in fact, Link is shooting like an open position.

After that shot, the Grizzlies stretched the margin to 10 points, double digits. At this time, the score difference was pulled into double digits, which was definitely a watershed.

The Nuggets have to be able to bite and have a chance to work miracles. If you can't get up in one breath, the game will be gone.

However, with the Nuggets in a state where everyone is in danger, they probably don't have too much perseverance. Seeing that his team was 10 points behind, George Karl wanted to struggle and called a timeout.

But now, how many players are willing to listen to him? Link's goal just now has basically completely destroyed the Nuggets.

During the pause, the camera on the scene did not focus on Anthony, but followed Link the whole time.

With 20 points, 5 assists and 6 rebounds, Link's stats were played to the bottom of the screen. All Grizzlies fans cheered as if they had never lost their star in the game.

On the other hand, Anthony, although he scored 4 more points than Link, his rebounds and assists were better than nothing. Moreover, it is not as efficient as Link.

The most important thing is that Anthony's salary this year is as high as 17.15 million. What about Link? 2 million!

When a player with a base salary plays the same performance as a player with a big contract, the one with a base salary will definitely be more eye-catching.

"Link, in the last four minutes, kept the momentum going. I'll let you play until the end of the game and keep the advantage! ”

Hollins was grinning when he laid out his tactics for Link, this guy was in such a good mood. Although he knew that Link could score, he really didn't expect him to be able to compete with Anthony.

Only Link and Randolph knew about Anthony's trip to the nightclub last night. Anthony's poor health today is one of the reasons why Link can blow up with him.

But this kind of thing is unknown to others, and everyone thinks that Link is using hard power to fight Anthony Steel, and he wants Steel to win.

What can Anthony say? told reporters that he didn't play well today because he did too much in the piston movement yesterday? It's better to admit that Link did play better than himself today.

Link was also very happy to hear Hollins say that he would let him play until the end of the match. Against those heavyweights in the past, Link can only say that he was not beaten by them or performed like them. But there is no time when the data has surpassed theirs across the board.

For example, against Kobe Bryant and Durant, Link still has a gap with those two guys in terms of data.

But today, Link has a chance to surpass Anthony in both stats and performance. There are still 4 minutes left in the end, which is enough!

After returning from the timeout, Anthony dragged his tired body onto the court. It was a very embarrassing thing for Anthony and he was tired.

Once Anthony starts to get tired, he puts less energy into the defensive end. But offensive efficiency doesn't have to get higher.

At this time, the Nuggets can be said to be desperate, depending on whether this last wave is taken away or taken away to win.

When Link saw Anthony again, the guy's face was no longer the arrogance and anger he had at the beginning, and it was replaced by tiredness.

Then when Anthony received the ball again, he could be said to be full of flaws. Link lowered his center of gravity and concentrated, like a cheetah that had already set its sights on its prey and was ready to attack at any moment.

When Anthony started dribbling, Link suddenly reached forward with his long arms.

"Smack!"

Stunned, he slapped the basketball in Anthony's hand, the basketball lost control, and before Anthony could lower his waist, Link jumped to the ground and pressed the basketball under his chest.

The fans gave a standing ovation, and the hard-working player was in demand everywhere. With this attitude on both sides, Anthony does not deserve victory today.

Link jumped on the ball and immediately gave the ball to Conley, who ran forward, Conley didn't push fast this time, and now he didn't need to compete with the Nuggets for time in this situation.

After running outside the three-point line, Conley slowed down, and everyone thought he was waiting for Randolph or Gasol Jr. to sit inside. As everyone knows, this guy suddenly threw the ball to the basket without warning.

"Suddenly passed the ball!? Who could it be? ”

As soon as Hubbie Brown finished speaking, Link leaped high and received the pass that was tossed to the basket. Of course, due to Link's limited gliding range during this period, he didn't dunk directly, but completed an aerial relay layup.

But even so, it was enough to make all the fans and commentators shout in awe.

"Oh my God, didn't this guy just fall to the ground to save the ball!? When did he come here!? ”

Everyone had this question on their minds, but the replay on the big screen quickly solved the puzzle.

It turned out that Link got up immediately after passing the ball on the ground to participate in the attack, and ran hard. What about Anthony? This guy just scolded after being tackled, and forgot to quickly return to defense.

These two players are put together, and there is no suspense about who will be more popular.

At 22 minutes, Link jumped up excitedly and swung his arms hard after completing the empty catch. This guy is full of energy, and he and Anthony are literally going to two extremes.

A minute later, Link made a comeback. This time, the Grizzlies played a beautiful game. Link pretended to pocket the ball, but suddenly swerved halfway through the run and cut inside to the other side.

This reversal run was very abrupt, not to mention, and Randolph did the off-ball cover. Anthony couldn't stand this, he was thrown away in an instant, Link easily received Conley's ground-hitting pass, and dunked with one hand, 24 points.

"At 24 points, Link's score is the same as Anthony's! It's a great three-position matchup, and I think even if Guy and Anthony play against each other, it might not be that exciting! ”

“pīŧâ€ Anthony, who was sweating profusely, was completely desperate, no wonder even Kobe Bryant faced up to this failed draft, this kid is pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger at all!

In the final minute of the game, Anthony forced the basket and prepared to drift to the right side of the basket to shoot.

However, Anthony had just jumped up, and before he could exert his strength, Link waved his arm vigorously and rewarded Anthony with a bloody head and face!

If you can't jump you, then make up for it with a precise sealing time.

The basketball blocked by Link smashed directly into Randolph's face, because the incident happened suddenly, and Randolph felt like he had been hit hard before he could react.

The basketball bounced off Randolph's face and back into Link's hand, who didn't hesitate to take the ball and push it to the frontcourt.

"Zach made a good pass with his face!" Hubby Brown laughed.

Now, Anthony simply stopped chasing, he didn't want to fight, this guy has never been a combative person.

There is a report that broke the news that the Nuggets played the playoffs with the Lakers in the 07-08 season. At that time, there was still a gap between the strength of the Nuggets and the Lakers, and the Nuggets were beaten badly. Especially in the fourth game of the series, the Nuggets have fallen behind a lot after the third quarter.

But even so, Allen Iverson, who was no longer young at the time, was motivating his teammates. But Anthony said coldly, "It's useless, we've been fucking blown up by the Lakers, we've already lost." ”

Anthony dropped the game from the beginning of the third quarter, and the news at the time caused a sensation in the United States. It's certainly out of place to say that as a team leader.

At the time, some Nuggets players and George Karl were very unhappy, and the media questioned whether Anthony was a mature leader.

But now, years later, Anthony is still not the type of player who is paranoid about winning.

Anthony didn't chase the defense, Link pushed all the way to the mid-range, and under the confused expressions of the Nuggets players, he easily made a shot.

The moment the basketball crashed into the hoop, Anthony hung his head and walked off the court. That was Link's 26th point of the game and gave the Grizzlies a 12-point lead over the Nuggets.

From personal data to on-field performance to team wins and losses, Anthony is completely defeated!

The nuggets during the Anthony period seem to have been put to an end by Link.

Watching Link score, Randolph touched his face, which was still a little painful after being smashed by the ball.

Who am I? Where am I? What just happened?